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skyhook

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skyhook [′skī‚hu̇k]
(mining engineering)
To drive bolts into the overhead rock of a mine in order to reinforce the ceiling.


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Even so, the Lakers will be looking to see how Bynum establishes position and executes his post moves, including the skyhook he has worked on with special assistant Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
This hook is known variously as a grappling hook, skyhook, and cliff-hanger.
Space elevators, or skyhooks, present another option, which also help ameliorate a growing problem with space garbage, especially if the skyhooks can be used to replace satellites in some functions, such as communications or Earth observation.
 
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